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title: Authorization
slug: tutorials/cos-explorer/wires/authorization
description: Learn how to set up "Partner Wire Approvers" and manage the wire authorization process in COS Explorer, ensuring secure dual approvals and efficient transaction handling.
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createdAt: 2025-10-16T07:44:39.511Z
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## What you will learn
✅ How to set users to be [Partner Wire Approvers](docId\:By1OOJJEjkCo2_P-yGTA-) in COS Explorer
✅ How to authorize a wire in COS Explorer
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Learn about [Wires](docId\:hFNmQa22W2BNqAJijpAVT).
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## Partner wire approval role
To authorize wires in COS Explorer, you must first assign users the **`Partner Wire Approver`** role. Only an admin user from your team can perform this task, and admins are designated during your onboarding and account setup.
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In the Admin menu. Click Users. The User Details screen displays.
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Click the 3-dot menu to edit the fields and select Partner Wire Approver. Please note that there is only one Wire Approver role and it can be used to clear both Auth and Dual Auth.
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## Authorize a wire
When a wire is originated above your verification threshold amount it goes into Pending status.
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Find your wire so you can approve it. Under Wires, click Wires Search and look for wires that have a Pending status.
The **Auth** and **Dual Auth** columns display statuses with colored boxes. The color of the box indicates the action required:
- A pink box with **Pending** status under either column means the wire must be verified via Authorization before it is sent for processing. If there is a pink box with **Pending** status under both columns, then 2 different users will have to approve.
- A green box showing **Approved** means that approval was provided for the respective **Auth**.
- A grey box showing **Not Required** means the wire does not need to be verified via Authorization.
- If only the **Auth** column contains a pink box showing **Pending** , only one user is required to clear the Authorization.
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Click the wire that needs the review. The **Wire Details** screen displays.
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If the wire is ready for authorization, go to **Payment Tasks** and click **Approve Wire**.
*There is no expiration on wires that require Auth or Dual Auth*.
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Make sure you have enough users with the correct access to approve wires in these holds. The user who originates the wire and the wire approvers must be different users, and may require up to 3 people total.
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The** Approve Wire **pane displays. Enter the Wire Amount and at the bottom of the screen, and click Approve. Make sure you review the wire details before you approve it.
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When the first approver approves the wire, **Auth** displays in the **Wire Details** screen with a green box indicating the wire was approved, along with who approved it and when.
If the wire requires **Dual Auth** approval, then when the second approver completes the approval, **Dual Auth** displays with a green box as **Approved**, along with who approved it and when.
The approval process for both **Auth** and **Dual Auth** are the same. If the wire requires dual authorization because it exceeded both your **Authorization** and **Authorization 2** thresholds, then once the first user approves **Auth**, a different user must follow steps 1-5 above to approve **Dual Auth**.
If the same user who just approved **Auth** or the wire originator attempts to approve the wire, an error message displays.
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You will not be notified that it's your turn to approve a wire that's in an **Authorization Hold**. It is your responsibility to ensure you monitor the wires that require approval.
After the **Authorization Hold** clears, the wire may also be subject to other holds during the screening process.
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